Coming to Terms: Sovereignty and Providence
Many people think that saying “God is sovereign” is the same as saying “God is in control.” It isn’t. The sovereignty of God refers to His position of supreme authority and power.
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Beyond the Broadcast: Doing Right When You’ve Been Done Wrong
In cultures where Christianity is not threatened or perceived as threatening, the word “encouragement” may even lose a bit of its edge—a pity, when the crux of the word rooted in courage.
The Art of the Listening Heart
If I am going to lead others I must connect with them. Listening is connecting. Connecting is the key to influencing. Influencing is leading. If I don’t listen then I don’t connect and I won’t lead.
Is Trauma Terminal?
Like potatoes in a pressure cooker, we 21st-century creatures understand the meaning of stress. A week doesn’t pass without a few skirmishes with those “extrinsic agents” that beat upon our fragile frames.
Reframing Life: Beauty from Ashes
Reframing requires us to mentally examine our assumptions, beliefs, and values; to emotionally adjust our attitudes and harness our feelings; and to cultivate new daily habits and routines.
Resting in Christ
When I’m in the midst of change I often wonder if I’m following God’s guidance or just doing what I want.
Coming to Terms: Prayer
The many different contexts, conditions, and types of prayer found in Scripture all boil down to talking to God. Biblical prayer involves three essential and interdependent elements: our assumptions, attitudes, and actions.
Beyond the Broadcast: Demonstrating Wisdom
Timing and tact are always worthwhile. Insensitivity or rashness are never traits that we want to purposely act on; they are counter to the fruit of the Spirit.
In the end, God Wins...and We Win...When God Wins!
In the midst of struggles and storms, battles and trials, we focus beyond the present moment and we see victory. We see relief, because in the end, God wins!
Taking Off the Training Wheels
It occurred to me that riding a bike with training wheels is like learning to say prayers.
